New City, NY (March 10, 2010) - Rockland Legislative Chairwoman Harriet Cornell will be honored for her contributions to community life on March 20^th, with 23 other women, past and present, including historic figures from Colonial days to present day activists such as Dr. Martha MacGuffie whose SHARE Foundation works to combat AIDS and provide care for orphans in Kenya.  Full Article

(MAHWAH, NJ) – MarshAccess will present "Designing and Implementing Accessible Informal Science Education Programs" March 11 to 14. This national conference is for professionals who provide informal science education to adults with disabilities and older adults with age related limitations, and will present the model of program accessibility developed through the MarshAccess project.  Full Article

The following is Rockland County Legislator Edwin Day's comments to the MTA hearing on proposed service cuts.  Full Article

Suffern, NY—Beginning in Fall 2010, SUNY Rockland Community College will offer an Associate in Arts degree in Speech/Communication Studies, which can ultimately lead to careers in speech and language therapy, speech communication education, law, business, or journalism. Full Article

Testimony By Harriet Cornell, Chairwoman, Rockland County Legislature

Over the past years, I have testified at numerous hearings, written scores of letters, and passed dozens of legislative resolutions, all which state, in essence, that Rockland commuters, residents and businesses should not be penalized for a lack of transit options.  Full Article

Ramapo Supervisor Christopher P. St. Lawrence announced today that the Town of Ramapo will host a Public Hearing concerning a proposal by United Water Inc. to increase its water use rates by 31.2%.  Full Article

New City, NY (March 3, 2010) – Rockland County Legislator John Murphy recognized the success of the 2009 Don Bosco Prep High School football team, the Ironmen.  Legislator Murphy presented team members with certificates in honor of their state and national achievements at a ceremony prior to the March 2 meeting of the legislature.  The team is comprised of students from Rockland, Orange and New Jersey.  Full article

New City, NY (February 18, 2010) – Rockland County Legislator William Darden recently recognized several local citizens and agencies for their participation in a volunteer rescue mission to earthquake-ravaged Haiti.  Full Article

New City, NY (February 18, 2010) – Rockland County Legislator Philip Soskin has called upon the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius to provide additional financial aid for U.S. school districts that are experiencing an influx of Haitian students, a result of the devastation caused by the January 12, 2010 earthquake.  Full Article

New City, NY (February 17, 2010) - Rockland County Legislator Alden H. Wolfe, joined by Chairwoman of the Legislature Harriet Cornell, recognized the 100^th anniversary of the creation of Boys Scouts of America, prior to the February 16, 2010 meeting of the legislature and presented a proclamation in honor of the organization to Diego Aviles, the Chief Operating Officer of the Hudson Valley Council of Boy Scouts of America and local Eagle Scout Brendan Kelly. Full Article